INTRODUCTION

Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) is one of the fastest growing single-process HRO markets. RPO in Asia Pacific is growing at a rate that is noticeably higher than seen in other regions. It has also seen very strong growth in new deal activity in the last few years. Many deals covering Asia Pacific are multi-country in nature and, as a result, numerous global service providers enjoy a high market share in the region. Asia Pacific is a highly heterogeneous market with different regions displaying distinct characteristics. Buyers have diverse mindsets and service providers need to streamline their offerings accordingly.

In this research, we analyze the RPO market in Asia Pacific across the following dimensions:

• Market overview
• Buyer adoption and solution trends
• Country focus and leading service providers

Scope of the analysis

• RPO deals that include a minimum of four or more recruitment processes
• The RPO deal is active and is at least one year in contract length
• The deal scope should not be limited to temporary hires only
• All geographies, industries, and job families

CONTENT

This research provides comprehensive coverage of the 2012 RPO market in Asia Pacific and analyzes it across various dimensions such as market overview, buyer adoption and solution trends, service provider landscape, and key characteristics of RPO in various Asia Pacific countries. Some of the findings are:

• RPO in Asia Pacific is growing at a rate that is noticeably higher than seen in other regions. It is growing on the back of a steep growth in new deal signings over the last few years
• While adoption of value-added services is still low in Asia Pacific, it is showing signs of “leapfrogging” to include elements such as analytics (to reduce early hire attrition)
• The Asia Pacific RPO market is heterogeneous and displays varying characteristics across two regions – developed markets (such as ANZ, Hong Kong, and Singapore) and emerging markets (such as India and China)
• Buyer adoption and solution trends can be described around four key dimensions – geographic scope, blended RPO adoption, industry adoption, and process scope